When installed outdoors, solar panels automatically experience a decrease in output power rating, this phenomenon is known as degradation. The…
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The days of storage determines how many days in a row the stand-alone system can handle a specific load without…
The dual axis tracking refers to a solar array tracking system with two separate axes of rotation. In essence, it…
Deep Discharge refers to reducing a battery’s capacity for discharge to 20% or less. When a battery has been fully…
Battery cycle is defined as the process of a battery being discharged and then charged. Every time a battery is…
The demand side management or DSM refers to programs to modify the timing or quantity of customers’ energy consumption. Sometimes,…
Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) is a method of concentrating sunlight onto highly effective solar cells using mirrors or lenses. Concentrating light…
Contact-resistance is defined as the resistance between the semiconductor and metallic connections. In simpler terms, it is also termed as…
A battery that has been built to continually handle deep discharges of 80–100% DoD is referred to as a deep…
A crystalline silicon is a particular kind of photovoltaic cell composed of a single crystal or many crystals of silicon.…
A combined collector is a solar system, module, or component that generates useful heat energy in addition to electricity. Photovoltaic…
Diffuse radiation refers to the radiation that is absorbed from the sun after being reflected and scattered by the earth…